How it works

Types of mentoring

You can choose between two types of mentoring with Raise, or you can do both!

In-school

When you choose to mentor in-school you’ll meet your mentee in person every week at their school. You’ll complete our industry leading training to become a qualified Youth Mentor.

The big picture about in-school mentoring

Online

If you choose to mentor through Raise Digital, you’ll meet your mentee one to one each week on our custom built mentoring platform. Once you’ve completed your Youth Mentor training, you’ll do extra training on how to effectively transfer your mentoring skills to an online program.

Whichever option you choose, there are some key things you need to know. 

The big picture about in-school mentoring

	Schools choose the Raise Youth Mentoring Program as part of their strategy to support student wellbeing and school engagement.		Close to programs starting, mentors meet their Program Counsellor (PC), our qualified professionals who run the program.
	The school selects up to 15 young people, mentees aged 13-15 (years 7-9) who they think will most benefit from the mentoring program.		Mentor orientation session takes place for all the mentors in that program to meet and get acquainted.
	Raise starts to recruit for volunteers so we can match every young person in the program with a mentor.		The PC runs a fun jitters session for mentors and mentees to match them for the ongoing weekly mentoring sessions.
	Volunteers apply to become mentors on our website and once approved they complete our industry-leading mentor training before qualifying to mentor.		Mentors and mentees work together every week for 20 weeks all the way through to the program graduation event.

See if there's a school near you running our mentoring program.

Check the program locations map

Discover what's involved in mentoring

Find out everything you need to know about in-school mentoring in this short animated video.

We'll get you fully trained and prepared

We are renowned for our industry-leading youth mentor training. It’s flexible and easy to fit in, equips you for the role, and provides you with new skills that can be used in your personal and professional life, too. 

Part one – Online training modules

Our interactive, quiz-based online training is made up 8 mini-modules that are completed in your own time whenever it suits you.

Describe our vision and values Articulate problems faced by young Australians today Explain how Raise youth mentoring programs work to address these problems	Describe your expectations of the mentoring experience (and compare it with the likely reality!) Understand our mentoring program process, from training to graduation Draw on our curriculum as an optional guide for your conversations	Recognise the Raise definition of a mentor Explain the difference between mentoring and other relationships Identify the top three qualities of a great mentor	Outline our Youth Safety Risk Management Framework Explain Mandatory reporting and how it affects your obligations as a mentor How to respond appropriately to a disclosure
Understand the difference between the terms 'mental health' and 'mental illness' Describe the stages of adolescent development Recognise common mental health issues and use our H.A.N.D.S framework to respond	Define 'self-care' and explain why it is important Practice self-care through a range of activities and identify obstacles to self-care Understand mentor support and professional guidance provided	Understand characteristics of Gen Z and key issues they face Introduce our Youth Advisory Council (YAC)	Describe the benefits of goal setting and help your mentee to identify and set goals Use goal setting models that work Encourage a 'growth mindset' vs. a 'fixed mindset'

Describe our vision and values Articulate problems faced by young Australians today Explain how Raise youth mentoring programs work to address these problems	Describe your expectations of the mentoring experience (and compare it with the likely reality!) Understand our mentoring program process, from training to graduation Draw on our curriculum as an optional guide for your conversations
Recognise the Raise definition of a mentor Explain the difference between mentoring and other relationships Identify the top three qualities of a great mentor	Outline our Youth Safety Risk Management Framework Explain Mandatory reporting and how it affects your obligations as a mentor How to respond appropriately to a disclosure
Understand the difference between the terms 'mental health' and 'mental illness' Describe the stages of adolescent development Recognise common mental health issues and use our H.A.N.D.S framework to respond	Define 'self-care' and explain why it is important Practice self-care through a range of activities and identify obstacles to self-care Understand mentor support and professional guidance provided
Understand characteristics of Gen Z and key issues they face Introduce our Youth Advisory Council (YAC)	Describe the benefits of goal setting and help your mentee to identify and set goals Use goal setting models that work Encourage a 'growth mindset' vs. a 'fixed mindset'

Part two – Group mentor training

Following successful completion of our online modules, you will be invited to attend our group mentor training. With flexible options to complete in person or online, this training takes 2 x 3 hour blocks or 1 full day.

At our group mentor training, you will have the opportunity to meet other mentors as well as our workshop facilitators. Group mentor training provides an opportunity to ask questions and practice many of the skills required to be an effective youth mentor and covers: Stages of mentoring (overview), communication skills, review of youth safety, values and boundaries, accepting differences, mentors from your life, reflection and evaluation.

Part three - Digital mentor training

Once you’ve completed your group mentor training, you’ll need to complete extra digital mentor training which gives you the tools to transfer your mentoring skills to our online space.

6 simple steps to becoming a mentor

		Decide whether you want to mentor in school, online or both.
In school Check the map for a school in your area
		Complete your application
		Supply your youth safety checks
		Complete online and group mentor training
		Become a qualified Raise youth mentor
			Digital Complete digital mentor training
		Enrolled and program choice confirmed